Our Business and General Aviation Market Research Skills are First Class:
- Primary research, both qualitative and quantitative
- Secondary analysis, using public domain data
- New product development assistance, a specialty of ours
Aviation market research – we have conducted primary research for general aviation clients in which we’ve investigated the thoughts, opinions and attitudes of more than 1,400 (current total count) aircraft owners, chief pilots, and aviation department managers, including aviation company executives, middle managers, sales forces and line/production workers. If you need to know what your customers, employees or suppliers think, we know how to get the information you need.
Clients have used our research to –
Help make design decisions for new aircraft
Understand how FBO customers rate current service performance, and how to improve for the future
Pick the advertising campaign concept that does the best job of speaking to mission fit, value perception and purchase consideration
Identify the strongest product positioning (Sales Proposition) versus competition
Choose the most important attributes for a new avionics data display
Understand brand awareness and equity, and analyze ways to improve lower-than-you’d like ratings of same
Our most-used data collection tools are one-on-one interviews: either in-person, via phone, or in a group setting (focus group); and on-line surveys; we recommend the data collection method that would be best suited for your information needs. Our studies are designed after consulting with you on your key information needs, and we deliver both written and oral reports/presentations.
Aviation Market Analysis – we have conducted secondary research and analysis for business aviation companies including airframe and engine OEMs, FBOs and aftermarket service companies. Analyses include ongoing industry tracking metrics to help companies keep abreast of competitive landscape and trends in the marketplace to alert users of coming change. For example:
Fleet utilization trends (macro and micro views)
Used aircraft fleet statistics
Pricing
Economic indicators
Regulatory topics of relevance
New product development: evaluation and value assessment – introducing new and improved products to stay competitive is a critical need for any business.
But before bringing a final product to market it is almost as critical for you to test the new product concept at an early stage to make sure the product is “right” and that the customer sees clear value before making final production (time and financial) commitments:
We structure a testable product scenario in which we evaluate your concept versus your current products, current competitive products and possible future products
We can evaluate different attribute configurations – versus competitors’ products – at different price points to see which “mix” gives the best expected share of market
As this is a specialized case of market research, we use tools such as one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and special statistical tools such as conjoint analysis; again, the recommended tool will be one that best fits your specific situation
If you are interested in engaging us for aviation research, analysis or new product development assistance (or simply want to ask additional questions), call or write and we’ll discuss your needs and gather the necessary information. Then you’ll receive a concise (one page) outline of what we’ll do for you and what we’ll charge, plus a projected timetable. Upon acceptance of the proposal/estimate, we’ll invoice for 50% of our formal estimated cost, payable prior to us actually starting work. The remaining amount will be invoiced at the assignment’s conclusion.
(We bill any required travel costs on top of the professional fee; we will give you an upfront estimate of anticipated T&L costs and bill that as part of the initial invoice.)